Friday, January 06, 2006

List of Top Internet Marketing Firms Announced - Is It Credible?

 
Top 30 Internet Marketing Firms for January 2006 Announced by topseos.com

Starting off the new year in Internet marketing, topseos.com has released its latest list of the leading organic search engine optimization and internet marketing firms for January 2006.

Plymouth, IN (PRWEB) January 6, 2006 -- topseos.com (http://www.topseos.com), a trusted and well-respected resource for evaluating Internet marketing vendors, makes the process of researching and selecting internet marketing and search engine optimization companies a more reliable task by publishing a list of the top internet marketing firms, consultants and services.

?As you strive to build stronger brands for 2006 make sure to check out the firms listed below,? says Bill Peden of topseos.com. He adds, ?Our current winners are the strongest companies we have identified to date.?

The Top 30 SEO Firms Selected for January 2006 includes:

Zunch Communications, Inc. - Texas
SEO Image, Inc. - New York
Bruce Clay, Inc. - California
Submit Express - Alabama
iProspect - Massachusetts
TopRank Online Marketing - Minnesota
Telic Media - California
Portent Interactive - Washington
SEOValley Solutions Pvt. Limited - India
Greenlight - United Kingdom
Publicityweb - Belgium
icrossing - New York
Zephoria Internet Marketing Consultants - New York
Neutralize - United Kingdom
IMPAQT - Pennsylvania
Reprise Media - New York
Bigmouthmedia.com - Alabama
Search Engine Optimization Inc - California
Global Promoter - North Carolina
Medium Blue Search Engine Marketing - Georgia
Prime Visibility - New York
Whittmanhart - Illinois
Cali Net - United Kingdom
SEOposition.com - North Carolina
Web Ignite Corporation - California
Promote Your Website - Texas
Search Innovation - California
MediaCo - United Kingdom
TraceWorks ApS - Denmark
ebasedEVOLUTION - North Carolina

topseos.com evaluates Top 30 Directory candidates based on a rigorous selection process. Each
SEO firm is evaluated in terms of its:

- Competitive advantage
- Superior services and pricing
- Customer and technical support
- Response to client problems
- Innovations that set it apart from the competition
- Overall efficiency
- Overall performance

Internet marketing companies and consultants wishing to be considered for the topseos.com Top 30 Directory can complete an application by registering as a service vendor and applying for rankings at: http://www.topseos.com/option,com_register/task,providerRegister/

Companies that wish to research and evaluate Internet marketing firms can easily do so at: www.topseos.com

About topseos.com
topseos.com was founded in 2002 by e-ventures and serves to provide the search engine marketing industry and companies with a single source for researching internet marketing vendors as well as a place for internet marketing and service providers to showcase their services. http://www.topseos.com

Company Contact:
topseos.com
Bill Peden
877-506-1167
www.topseos.com

Media Contact:
Misukanis & Odden Public Relations
misukanisodden.com
Jolina Pettice
952 400 0190

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Press Contact: Bill Peden
Company Name: Misukanis & Odden
Email: email protected from spam bots
Phone: 877-506-1167
Website: www.topseos.com  


[ Editors comments: It is interesting that the top firms listed are also the ones that seem to advertise the most on the topseos site.

Also, topseos does not contact all of their members to see if they could qualify for this list.

And lastly, there is a direct link between the Media contact listed above and one of the firms that are listed in the top 30.

It would be nice if such facts did not exist and taint the credibility of this list. Yes, my company is not listed, but since we were not contacted as one of the members, I don't think they even considered us despite the fact that we have been supporting them for many years...

I recommend using www.seopros.org for help in selecting a search engine marketing company or search engine optimization firm and steer clear of ratings where there is the question of influence and bias. Disclosure: I am a member of SEOPros.org also.

(hris ]

2 Comments:

Blogger TopRank said...

Hey Chris. You have to pay to be considered for the top 30 list. You write a little essay and then give 3-5 client references and contact information for topseos.com to contact and verify your service levels and performance. It says this on the topseos.com site.

My firm was already listed in the top 30 list for several months before we brokered a tradeout of advertising on the topseos.com site in exchange for providing press release distribution services.

Believe it or not, that arrangement has nothing to do with our inclusion the top 30 list and we were not included one month recently for not providing references.

Lists always piss people off and whether one believes the firms on the list are credible or not, there is no question that the majority of them are reputable with or without a mention on the list.

This is what's fun about blogs - you get to read and respond to opinions you might not otherwise become aware of.

January 15, 2006 7:18:00 PM CST  
Blogger (hris said...

Hi Lee,

Finally a comment that is not spam...!

I respect your opinion a lot, but I still feel this top 30 list is tainted and nothing more than a marketing gimmick.

I'm not questioning the service or ability of any company on the list, only the criteria that is used to make the list. If someone (like my company) does not pay and is not considered, then should the list clearly state that?

"Here is our top 30 list of sites that paid for consideration".

And if topseos cannot publish the details of the information used to make their "choices", then how can anyone consider the true value of this list?

For this list to be credible, topseos would have to contact all companies that are listed, and perhaps others that are not and ask us all for information that they require to truly offer a list of the "top 30".

January 15, 2006 9:04:00 PM CST  

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